Filet Mignon Beef Stroganoff

Submitted by Heather Lazar

"Tender Beef Chunks in a Creamy Sauce with shallots, mushrooms, mustard and fresh dill"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup beef stock or 1 cup store bought broth
• 1 lb beef tenderloin, trimmed sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut into 1 inch pieces
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced shallot
• 3⁄4 lb cremini mushroom (trimmed and halved or quartered if large)
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

• Accompaniment

• buttered wide egg noodles

directions

1. Melt: 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a 1 quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat. Whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes to make a roux. Add stock in a slow stream, whisking constantly, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
2. Pat beef dry and season well with salt and pepper. heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12 inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides. Add beef in 2 batches and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides but still pink inside, about 1 minute per batch. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate.
3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon each butter and oil to skillet and heat until hot but not smoking. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off has evaporated and mushrooms are browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Return meat, with its juices, to skillet and stir to combine, then transfer to a platter.
5. Reheat sauce over low heat, then whisk in sour cream, mustard, dill, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (do not let boil). Pour sauce over beef and serve with noodles.

Reviews

[Margaret V.]

This way of making this recipe is the best I've tasted. Absolutely my go to Beef Stroganoff!

 

[clairecooks1]

Excellent dish...no changes needed. We substituted mashed potatoes for the noodles since they absorb more of the sauce then noodles. Excellent!!

 

[VA3212]

Very good! I did not add the mushrooms because out of five I'm the only one who eats them. Easy and tasty!